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dc.contributor.authorAkthar, Zahra*
dc.contributor.authorLovell, Andy*
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T15:18:25Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T15:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-09
dc.identifier.citationAkthar, Z. & Lovell, A. (2018). Art therapy with refugee children: a qualitative study explored through the lens of art therapists and their experiences. International Journal of Art Therapy, 24(3), 139-148.
dc.identifier.issn1745-4832
dc.identifier.issn1745-4840
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17454832.2018.1533571
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/621687
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Art Therapy on 9-11-2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/17454832.2018.1533571
dc.description.abstractThis article sets out to explore the use of art therapy with refugee children, from the perspective of art therapists and their experiences. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain insights by capturing experiences and stories. Using thematic analysis, five themes were identified: (1) giving voice; (2) rebuilding trust, opening wounds; (3) sharing stories, healing pain; (4) exploring identity, discovering new-self; and (5) understanding art therapy. Upon reflection, two key aspects of art therapy were established, these were identified as: (1) providing refugee children with a safe space to heal and discover new-self, and (2) giving refugee children a voice to express and share stories. Despite the last of the five themes (understanding art therapy) being established as a factor that limits the use of art therapy, this has created an avenue for further research. From the findings, it was concluded that art therapy can be a useful form of psychotherapy for refugee children. Art therapy can provide these children with a safe space to heal, and give them a voice to be heard.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2018.1533571?scroll=top&needAccess=trueen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectArt therapyen_US
dc.subjectrefugeeen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.subjectstoriesen_US
dc.subjectpractitioneren_US
dc.subjectexperiencesen_US
dc.titleArt therapy with refugee children: a qualitative study explored through the lens of art therapists and their experiencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Chester
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Art Therapy
dc.date.accepted2018-09-19
or.grant.openaccessYesen_US
rioxxterms.funderunfundeden_US
rioxxterms.identifier.projectunfundeden_US
rioxxterms.versionAMen_US
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-11-09


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